Do You Know What's Wrong With Your Child?

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The children have been extensively tested by swedish doctors, so i have access to that information. And it was clear that this had a psychological cause. Then you know that they're not malinge or faking,. Because this goes on for months, and they hape to have feeding tubes and so on. In more recent years, there have been people who have mimicked this condition.

Michael Shermer speaks with award-winning Irish neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan about her work exploring the complexity of psychogenic illness affecting people all around the world. Her book The Sleeping Beauties, documents her investigation of psychosomatic disorders as she traveled the world visiting communities suffering from these so-called mystery illnesses. O’Sullivan records the remarkable stories of syndromes related to her by people from all walks of life. Riveting and often distressing, these case studies — both fascinating and of serious concern — are recounted with compassion and humanity as these syndromes continue to proliferate around the globe.